diff --git a/remotes/docker/httpreadseeker.go b/remotes/docker/httpreadseeker.go
index 704eba427..58c866bcd 100644
--- a/remotes/docker/httpreadseeker.go
+++ b/remotes/docker/httpreadseeker.go
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+const maxRetry = 3
+
 type httpReadSeeker struct {
 	size   int64
 	offset int64
 	rc     io.ReadCloser
 	open   func(offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 	closed bool
+
+	errsWithNoProgress int
 }
 
 func newHTTPReadSeeker(size int64, open func(offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error)) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
@@ -53,6 +57,27 @@ func (hrs *httpReadSeeker) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 
 	n, err = rd.Read(p)
 	hrs.offset += int64(n)
+	if n > 0 || err == nil {
+		hrs.errsWithNoProgress = 0
+	}
+	if err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+		// connection closed unexpectedly. try reconnecting.
+		if n == 0 {
+			hrs.errsWithNoProgress++
+			if hrs.errsWithNoProgress > maxRetry {
+				return // too many retries for this offset with no progress
+			}
+		}
+		if hrs.rc != nil {
+			if clsErr := hrs.rc.Close(); clsErr != nil {
+				log.L.WithError(clsErr).Errorf("httpReadSeeker: failed to close ReadCloser")
+			}
+			hrs.rc = nil
+		}
+		if _, err2 := hrs.reader(); err2 == nil {
+			return n, nil
+		}
+	}
 	return
 }